Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

University Founded for the Unification of South Carolina ySED AS HOSPITAL IN 1862 ecame University in 1887 Women Admitted in 1894 Gym Built As Chapel The University of South Carolina as made steady progress since it pened its first session January 10 805, known then as South Carolina ollege. With only a few short periods, as i 1862 when its buildings were taker ossession of by the Confederate gov rnment to be used as a hospital, and gain when it was closed in 1877 due tc he unsettled political condition of thc tate, this institution has stood ready o serve the youth who wanted the enefits of a higher education. In 1887, the charter Ivas amended nd the South Carolina College was hanged to the University of Souti arolina with a president, 19 profes ors, seven instructors, and the follow ng departments: graduate department ollege of liberal arts and sciences ollege of agriculture and mechanics, ollege of pharmacy, normal school nd and law school. In 1894, by an act of the General lssembly women were admitted to any ourse for "which they should be quali ed." There has been progress and rowth in every department and new nes are being added constantly. "Rutledge College" was the firs: uilding erected, and was used at the pening in 1805. The present library uilding was completed in 1840, the ymnasium in 1855. The latter is a eautiful Roman structure standine ir he middle of Sumter street. It was first constructed as a chape ut was never used for this purpose ou ccount of bad acoustic properties. The last adition has been the Women' uilding, fully equipped with all conve. iences and accommodating about 10C tudents. It is said that the South Carolina col. oge was founded for a double purpose ie education of the youth and the uni cation of the sections of the state. Ii 354, an orator on this subject gave th< ollege credit for harmonizing and unit ig the state, especially the sectiona alousies between the upper and low. r country. Th first commencement exercises wer( eld on the first Monday in December 807. The Iegislature was invited. A ertain number of the sophomore an< unior classes had exercises assigne< hiem. From the former were selecte< leciaimers, with the liberty of exhibit ig a dialogue, if any of them were s< isposed," and from the latter were ap Ainted "disputants" and "orators.'" The valedictory oration was assigned Walter Cronshaw, the salutory ora on to John Coldwell, and the two inter tediate orations to George Glenn an< . WV. Harper. Th'le music consisted of the drum orni and "shouts of the multitude." WVell might the young men graduate' radliant with joy," he conscious of thei, reat privilege in being the first alumn ia college wvhich stands where it doe! d(ay! -USC Iighlander Banquet To Be Held Tonighi reen Parrot Is Scene of Feed For Departing Seniors Thirty Attend A farewell banquet wvill be given b3 he Highlanders tonight for their (Ie arting seniors, at the Green Parrol ea room, Everett Scrogg'e, retiring resident, will act as toastmaster, and he newly-elected officers: Ed Massie resident ; Alb4rt Sullivan, vice-presi enut, and J'ammy Baldwin, secretary ud treasurer, wvill assume their dlutie! the first of next year. About 30 peole will attend the bani huet, andl the following program will given ; "Hi, L4ads and1( Lassies,' b-erett Scorggie; "TIo the L,assies,' adle Hampton Graham; "Toe the Ladl. 4." Miss Elizabeth Philips, and Sliould Auld Acqjuaintance Be For pt," Charles Cuttino. The rooms will be decoratedl with nte and white flowers, the club colors hd mlinature highlanders in kilties wvill old the place cardis. Owl Club Chooses Thomas Craig Head Thomas M. Craig, of Charlotte, was elected Monday night to the presidency of the Owl club for the coming year. Melvin Hyman, of Darlington, was elected vice-president. Pratt Gasque, of Marion, secretary-treasurer, and Carl Thompson, keeper of the roost. -USC Gunter Wins Peebles Medal Tuesday Night The Thomas H. Peeples medal was won Tuesday night by William A, Gim ter, of Wagener, a senior in the Law School. The medal is offered for the best argument by a law student upon an agreed case. The argument . was held in the library of the law building and was presided over by J. Nelson Frierson, dean of the Law School. The judges were William Shand, W. S. Nelson and H. N. Edmunds. -USC Senoritas, Pesos and the Spanish Tango for the Chemists SOUTH AMERICA IS MECCA Annual Write-Ups Show That All Lawyers Will Be Governors Engineers H'te rpanish About 20 per cent of the 1926 graduat ing class at Carolina will achieve suc cess; about 15 per cent will attain it; and the rest will gain success or be suc cessful, according to the senior write ups of the Garnet and Black for 1926. South America seems to be the Eldo rado and the Mecca for chemists. As sociate a man with a high grade in chemistry and immediately the biogra pher is impelled to write of Chile; of nitrate plants; of senoritas; pesos; and and Slianish tango. Most of the lawyers will some day be governors, although the writers do not say what they will govern. Those who do not become governor will be judges of the Supreme Court. American journalism will be lifted from the yellow mire of sensationalism and the deep rut of previncialism by the class pf honest journialists who will graduate this year. Educational advantages in South Car olina- will be increased, the fame of our state will be emblazoned afar; and a better era will be ushered in through the achievements of the graduates of the school of education. 0 yes. This is a wonderful class that's graduating this year. Bigger, better, md abler than any that has preceded it. The Garnet and Black, following the custom of years, says so. And next year's class will be better. About half of the graduating class has picked out "the future"-according te the write-ups. There are no con fined Benedicts among them. The Engineers almost as a body, hate Spanish, and yet, a number of them in tend to go to South Amercia. The longest wvrite-ups are about those who have done the least in their four years. The printer demands 75 words. The men of ability have most of their 75 words filied with wvhat they "have done", a.nd those who have not (lone any thing have their limit filled wvith what they "may do." Although the average supp)orter of a denominational school alwvays looks to see if a Carolina gradutate has a hoof andl horns aimt a forked tail, there are several graduates who intend to go into Christian and sociological wvork, and these men are not the ascetics, but area athletes and men of action. One cannot judge this year's class by previous years, but a parallel can be now drawvn. Most of those who get the A.B. and B.S. dlegrees will jyobably teach i high schools. About half of the engineers will use their degrees in their professions and the rest will teach. 'rhe same percent age ap)plies to the lawyers, generally. Of the "journalists,'' this being the first class to finish in journalism, nio accurate judgment can be made irom p)revious years. However, a canvass of the class reveals that they are all in tendhing to enter the newspaper field. The class of 1887 is the most success ful class in the histiry of the University. Alore great names are numbered in this class than in any other. I f statist ics-o)r aumual write ups are to lhe beiieved it will have a formid able rival in the class of 1926 Extension Division Furnishes Material The Bureau of Public Discussion had in circulation for the months Septem ber-April, 1426, inclusive, material as follows: Plays ................... 4,566 Readings .............. 25,017 Reference Books ..........318 - Package Libraries ...... 5,702 Articles ................ 44,502 Club Programs ........... 615 Reading Courses .......... 16 - This Bureau will continue in opera tion thruout the summer months dur ing which time members of its staff will take pleasure in assisting in any way possible persons in attendance upon the University Summer School as well as persons thruout this State and neighboring states. All material sent in circulation is sent as a loan, the only charge being reimbursement for pastage. Requests for service should be addressed to the Bureau of Public Discussion, Extension Division, Uni versity of South Carolina, Columbia, S. C. -USC Drufus Griffin Wins Sophomore Elections At a meeting of the freshman class held in chapel Saturday morning, Dru fus Griffin, of Easily, was elected president over C. D. Joyner, of Lake City. Joyner was then elected vice president of the class. Ralph Lewis, of Aynor, was chosen as secretary and treasurer, and J. M. Younginer, of Coiu-bia, winner of several declaimers and oratorical con tests, was made historian. P. A. pipe force AND the bigger td as Shakespeare oi prove this beyond and a tidy red tin Anywhere. As a i grouches is P. A.'s Cool and sweet a ful smoke comes filling your systenm pleasure. You sme time in your life, y that scales to your I Slow or fast, no: never bites your to: Those important i the original plans I Get yourself a tidy:i today. 1bRINC --no ot he OWEN & MERCHANT Repairing an 1117 Washington St. - Phone Welcome Univeri BURNETT'S D DRUGS, DRINKS, CIG - Agents Whitman's Candy .nd Eas One Block from Campus-Phone M. & M. RECREA Billia, EIGHTEEN CAROM AN 1216 Main Street Patronize Our Advertise, throws eeves F loss iey are, the harder they fall, somebody said. You can question with a jimmy-pipe of Prince Albert. Any time. nlatter of fact, tackling pipe regular busmness. ind fragrant, P. A.'s wonder curling up the pipe-stem, with a new brand of pipe ke-and smile! For the first Du've found the one tobacco lueprint of bliss. natter how you feed it, P. A. igue or parches your throat. tems were taken care of in 'y the Prince Albert process. 'ed tin of this friendly tobacco E ALBERT 'r tobacco is like si! PAUL rAILORS i Altering 6963 - Columbia, S. C. rity Students to RUG STORE kRS, STATIONERY for - tman's Kodak Supplies 3191-Cor. Main and College .TION PARLOR -ds D POCKET TABLES Columbia, S. C. s-They Patronize Us